As Canada phases out single-use plastics, more restaurants are opting to use compostable takeout containers. But a new study suggests some of these supposedly eco-friendly containers may pose hazards to our health and the environment.
If you bought a salad bowl for lunch in a compostable container, that greener choice may have come with a dash of “forever chemicals” called PFAS, a new study finds. Should you worry? Here’s a closer look.
Researchers have detected levels of toxic PFAS chemicals short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances for the first time in Canadian fast-food packaging, specifically water-and-grease repellent paper alternatives to plastic.